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| 29 December 2016 |
Trade Facilitation with Reference to Selected Arab Countries |
This study aims to shed light on the concept of trade facilitation, challenges that must be faced, and the experiences of different countries in this area to be used as lessons and followed. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Regional Economic Forecast - 2008 |
This study presents estimates and forecasts for GDP growth for the ESCWA region for the period 2008-2009. |
| 17 March 2016 |
Knowledge Society: ESCWA activities in 2015 Newsletter, Issue No.2, March 2016 |
The newsletter on the knowledge society presents updates on the main activities of the Technology for Development Division (TDD) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). In its second issue, the newsletter provides briefings on the activities of TDD for 2015, under its thematic clusters of work, covering the three TDD entities, namely the Innovation Section, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Policy Section, and the ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC). It also presents the regional advisory services on technology for development. |
| 4 March 2014 |
Policy Note on Digital Arabic Content |
This note contains strategic proposals for the development of the Digital Arabic Content industry in the Arab region in order to exploit economic and social opportunities. It presents as well proposals for national and regional projects and initiatives to promote the Digital Arabic Content industry and develop the Arab knowledge society. |
| 4 May 2017 |
Prototype model for Sustainable Development Goal simulation |
ESCWA has developed a prototype of a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model that can be used as a quantitative tool to link Sustainable Development Goals among each other and with various economic, fiscal, environmental, and social variables and to integrate SDGs in economic planning. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Review of Information and Communications Technology for Development in Western Asia, Issue No.5 |
This issue considers a number of global developments related to information and communications technology (ICT) and discusses certain fundamental issues that affect the efforts of the Western Asian region to develop the information society, and the role which ESCWA plays in that domain. The central subject of the issue is e-government. In addition, there are several regular chapters on such topics of interest to the expert and layman alike as ICT policies, the activities of the ESCWA ICT Division, ICT book and website reviews as well as issues related to everyday life. |
| 18 October 2017 |
International Human Rights Law and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Social Development Bulletin, Vol 6 No. 3 |
Ostensibly voluntary at first glance, and guided by the conviction that no one should be left behind, there are in fact legal implications involved in the undertaking of Agenda 2030. |
| 20 May 2015 |
ESCWA Water Development Report 2: State of Water Resources in the ESCWA Region |
The ESCWA region has an arid to semi-arid climate and the livelihood of its population is significantly affected by the scarcity of water. This series aims to enhance the application of integrated water resources management (IWRM) concepts in Western Asia and this second issue provides an overview of the state of water resources in the ESCWA region, based on the most recent data obtained from member countries, analysed and assessed in the context of IWRM. |
| 20 May 2015 |
ESCWA Social Development Division Bulletin, Vol.4 Vol. 1: Employment and Education: Repairing the Broken Link |
One of the biggest concerns in the Arab economies today is related to youth employment. This bulletin tackles the dysfunctional relationship between the labor market and the broader social and economic policy system as it explains the labor-education mismatch. These issues could be treated through several training programs and educational reforms. |
| 20 May 2015 |
International Migration Statistics: Meeting the International Recommendations - ESCWA Training Kit |
The kit aims to provide the information necessary to develop and improve statistical systems for migration statistics with regard to the quality, coverage, collection and use of migration data. Where possible, it identifies some of the common pitfalls to avoid in this field and provides, in the annex, model tables developed by the United Nations for the collection of comparable migration data. It also aims to encourage the use of hitherto under-exploited administrative sources of migration data, in addition to censuses and surveys.
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